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Food for THOUGHT

TUCKED DOWN A MODEST SIDE STREET IN Wimborne Minster is the entrance to Deans Court, a small, country estate just a stone’s throw from the busy centre of this small market town. Contrary to what might be expected, given the proximity of the town, once you pass through the tall iron gates, there’s an air of leafy calm.

The narrow drive, enclosed on both sides by tall trees, gives few clues as to what lies beyond, but as you round the corner, the 13-acre estate begins to reveal itself.

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